Startups succeed in Greater Phoenix

Nori wins the energy and environment section of the Blockchain for Social Impact Hackathon

Published: 12/04/2017
Updated: 09/14/2022

SEATTLE, Wash., November 28, 2017

Nori, a new startup building a carbon removal marketplace using blockchain technology, is pleased to announce that they won in the Energy and Environment section of the ConsenSys – sponsored Blockchain for Social Impact Hackathon, also known as the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC) Decentralized Impact Accelerator. BSIC incubates, develops, and implements confederated blockchain products and solutions that can address social and environmental challenges across the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

“The Blockchain for Social Impact hackathon was the perfect opportunity for us to organize our team around a specific goal” said Nori CEO Paul Gambill, “The four week timeline helped our newly formed team focus on useful deliverables while also testing the waters of how well we worked together. More than anything, the hackathon helped us come together as a company and launched Nori into the next stages of building out our platform and business.” . . .

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